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Powers Boothe Biography

Birth Name:
Powers Allen Booth
Birth Place:
Snyder, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Played football in high school until his senior year, when he quit the team to begin acting in plays
  • Got his start in the movies with an uncredited appearance as an extra in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969
  • Was the only actor to show up at the 1980 Emmys to pick up his award during a Screen Actors Guild strike
  • Narrated political ads for John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign
  • Raised Quarter Horses

Awards

  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2006Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1980Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special: winner

Relationships

  • Riley Vestal Boothe -- Brother
  • Tommy Dale Boothe -- Brother
  • Merrill V. Booth -- Father
  • Emily K. Booth -- Mother
  • Preston Allen Boothe -- Son
  • Pamela Boothe -- Wife